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Quote by Samuel Johnson
You cant be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in

You cant be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in a minute whos for you and whos against you. – Samuel Johnson

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Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation; rather prevents loss than procures advantage; and often miscarriages, but seldom reaches either power or honor. – Samuel Johnson

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Prudence
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Samuel Johnson
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I would advise you Sir, to study algebra, if you are not already an adept in it: your head would be less muddy, and you will leave off tormenting your neighbors about paper and packthread, while we all live together in a world that is bursting with sin and sorrow. – Samuel Johnson

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Mathematics
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Samuel Johnson
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. – Samuel Johnson

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good
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I know enough about European politics to know youve got a lot of crazy people who make their way onto the ballot. – Karl Rove

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I dont think consensus-building politics is what Im meant to be doing. – Christopher Hitchens

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Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many talented people? Absolutely. Are there other ways to be involved and lead an interesting life? Of course. – Eliot Spitzer

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A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after theyre dead. – Leo Rosten

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